Category Executive Foods UK

Job Title: Foods Category Management Executive

Location: Kingston, Sunlight House

 
JOB PURPOSE 

This Category Executive role is a primarily externally facing position that requires the individual to establish strong, credible and trusted relationships with our UK retailer customers to deliver sustainable long-term category growth.

You will support the Category Manager in the development of joint category plans and strategies that offer objective and unbiased category insight to deliver mutual growth for our retailers and for Unilever – all of which centred around the shopper.

Internally, the Category Executive will be expected to coordinate with internal teams to provide timely market and shopper-led insight – ensuring Unilever’s plans are best set to deliver a triple win in offering strong category value.

A successful candidate will be highly analytical; turning raw data into refined customer and shopper narratives that informs and influences retailers’ range, assortment and merchandising plans. The individual will provide clear and actionable category recommendations to see high quality execution and subsequent performance.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Build collaborative and independent relationships with key retailer stakeholders (buyers, merchandisers/category planners) to become a trusted partner.
• Provide robust analysis and interpretation of multiple customer and shopper data sources to generate actionable insights across category risks and oppourtuntines.
• Deliver Category range review recommendations that focus on the optimal assortment and merchandising; supported by clear insight and rationale across priority customers.
• Production of key category/customer reporting and ad-hoc analysis to support decision making as required.
• Contribution of market insight internally across key stakeholders and functions to build a strong network and deliver optimum plans.

 

ALL ABOUT YOU 

Key SOLs Required:
• Personal Mastery – Always brings their best self.
• Agility – Constantly curious and entrepreneurial.
• Business Acumen – Generates value for Customers, Shoppers and Unilever.
• Consumer Love – Collaborates with retailers to deliver for our consumers.
• Passion for high performance – Inspires others through insight to see greater business outputs.

Key Skills Required:
• Confident communicational skills.
• Analytical mindset - transforming big data into simple stories.
• Strong interpersonal skills - forge and foster long-term relationships.
• Conscious curiosity and critical thinking - understand the ‘what’ and ‘why’.
• High working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Effective ‘storytelling’, influencing and presentational skills.
• Ability to pivot and remain agile – adapting to shifting priorities or focus areas.
 

NOTES

Location

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, Lever House in Kingston, Unilever House in Leatherhead and Graze in Richmond. We are creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment, purposefully bringing us together in our own Unilever ecosystem. The campus is due to be completed in early 2025 and will consist of two interconnected buildings, as well as landscaped surrounding areas.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, free gym, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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